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Understanding African swine fever outbreaks in domestic pigs in a sylvatic endemic area: The case of the South African controlled area between 1977-2017.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Janse van Rensburg Leana, Etter Eric, Heath Livio, Penrith Mary-Louise, van Heerden Juanita
Abstract excerpt
South Africa declared a controlled area for African swine fever (ASF) in 1935, consisting of the northern parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Kwa-Zulu Natal Provinces. The area was delineated based on the endemic presence of the sylvatic cycle of ASF, involving warthogs and argasid ticks. Occasionally, spillover occurs from the sylvatic cycle to domestic pigs, causing ASF outbreaks. In the period 1977 to...
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